Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Temple City, CA

Planning a paver patio, a driveway rebuild or a drainage run? California Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Temple City, CA, and most jobs here start the same way: Class 2 base, placed and compacted before anything else goes down. Under pavers and flatwork, that base is what keeps the surface flat through wet winters and dry summers. The ground you are building on decides how much work it takes.

Ground and Conditions in Temple City

Temple City sits on alluvial ground in Los Angeles County, with soils running from sandy loam to clay. Many basins here also hold expansive clay that swells when wet and shrinks and cracks when dry.

That clay is where a thin base shows itself. The subgrade moves, the pavers rock, and joints open along the patio edge. The fix is depth and compaction: excavate enough, place Class 2 base in lifts, and compact each lift before the next one goes down. Stable base is what lets the surface stay put.

Rain arrives in a few winter storms and atmospheric rivers after a long dry season. Water runs off hardscape, hard dry ground and clay fast, so patio and driveway edges need a place to drain. A clean drainage layer of 3/4 inch drain rock or drain rock behind the edge carries that water away instead of letting it sit under the slab.

The warm, dry season suits base and paver work for most of the year. Winter storm days are the main interruption.

Materials for Temple City Projects

Bedding and base under pavers and flatwork is the core of most patio work here, and the material you bed and build on decides how the finished surface performs.

Start with Class 2 Base, also called Class II base or Class 2 aggregate base. It is the standard California base material, specified by Caltrans as Class 2 aggregate base, and it compacts into the firm platform pavers and slabs need. Recycled Class 2 base, made from Road Base or asphalt, does the same job under drives, patios and slabs, and Caltrans allows processed reclaimed asphalt and concrete in aggregate base.

On top of the base, Washed Sand gives you a level bedding layer for pavers and slabs. Mason Sand fills paver joints and handles brick and block work. Where you want a firm path or patio surface instead of hardscape, Stone Screenings, or DG, packs firm over a compacted base.

Around the edges, 3/4" Drain Rock, also called #57 stone, is clean stone with no fines, so water moves through it. Drain Rock works in French drains, drywells, downspout runs and behind retaining walls. For a drive surface over a compacted base, look at Driveway Gravel.

Delivery to Temple City and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Not sure which to pick? The calculator sizes the load from your project, so you are not guessing at the numbers.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck brings the material to your site. Bulk loads are dumped where the driver can reach, so think about where you want the pile before the truck arrives. Removing the old surface first keeps the drop point clear.

California Rock Supply delivers across Los Angeles County and the surrounding area, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Clarita, Glendale and Lancaster.

Order Patio Aggregates in Temple City

Figure out your quantity with the calculator, pick the materials your patio or driveway needs, and set a delivery date at checkout. Class 2 base, bedding sand, DG and drain rock all arrive by dump truck, ready to place and compact. Start your order online and get the material to your Temple City site.